NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series-Friday from SRCA Dragstrip

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES – WEST CENTRAL DIVISION

S.R.C.A. DRAGSTRIP, GREAT BEND, KAN.

Friday, July 21, 2006

Contact: Jerrie Foss, NHRA (626) 278-1956

 

HAMELINK, WILLIAMS LEAD EARLY QUALIFIERS AT SRCA DRAGSTRIP’S LUCAS OIL EVENT

            GREAT BEND, Kan. – Thunder on the Plains, a round of the NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, kicked off with qualifying and time trials
today to S.R.C.A. Dragstrip.  The event will continue through the weekend,
culminating in eliminations on Sunday.  In early rounds of qualifying at the
event, Jeff Hamelink led the Top Alcohol Dragster field and Kirk Williams
set the pace in Top Alcohol Funny Car.

            Hamelink, a Savage, Minn., resident, made a 5.688-second lap at
249.49 mph to put him ahead of No. 2 qualifier Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind.,
who ran 5.958 seconds at 249.49 mph.  Glenwood, Iowa’s Williams laid down a
6.160-second, 235.76 mph run to take the top spot.  Bruce Carlson, Prior
Lake, Minn., came in behind Williams with a 6.273-second run at 220.58 mph

Top qualifiers in other classes were David Eaton, Merritt Island, Fla., in
Comp Eliminator; Darren Wall, Littleton, Colo., in Super Stock; Gregory
Greening, Columbia, Mo., in Stock Eliminator; and Jerry Pomilla, Conroe,
Texas, in Sportsman Motorcycle presented by Harley Davidson.

            Racing continues Saturday and Sunday at S.R.C.A. Dragstrip.
Gates open at 7 a.m. each day.  Qualifying and time trials continue Saturday
at noon and eliminations are slated for 8 a.m. Sunday.  Top Alcohol Dragster
and Top Alcohol Funny Car will have two more qualifying passes on Saturday
and will run first round of eliminations Sunday at noon.

            Tickets for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event are $15
Saturday and $15 Sunday.  Students with valid ID get a $5 discount and
children 12 and under are admitted free. 

            S.R.C.A. Dragstrip is located at 455 W. Barton County Road; 2½
miles west of Great Bend on the old Air Force base.  For more information
call the track, (785) 483-1980, or visit www.srcadragstrip.com. 

 

            The following are Friday’s qualifying results from the NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at S.R.C.A. Dragstrip:

 

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER

1) Jeff Hamelink, Savage, Minn., 5.688 seconds, 249.49 mph

2) Robin Samsel, Marion, Ind., 5.958, 231.99

3) Edwin Schmeeckle, Gothenburg, Neb., 5.966, 236.67

4) Jared Dreher, Clinton, Ind., 6.073, 183.92

5) Gerald Gossman, Garden City, Kan., 6.133, 228.31

6) Troy Kaiser, Littleton, Colo., 6.740, 209.43

7) Randy Meyer, Spring Hill, Kan., 8.887, 114.26

8) James Thompson Jr., Vernon, Texas, (no time)

 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR

1) Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '99 Camaro, 6.160 seconds, 235.76 mph

2) Bruce Carlson, Prior Lake, Minn., '05 Corvette, 6.273, 220.58

3) Ron Morrison, Oklahoma City, '06 Monte Carlo, 6.319, 216.83

4) Lance Van Hauen, Reinbeck, Iowa, '04 Firebird, 6.330, 229.59

5) Mike Bell, Fulton, Mo., '06 Monte Carlo, 6.400, 230.29

6) Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '03 Camaro, 7.295, 129.27

 

COMP ELIMINATOR

1) David Eaton, Merritt Island, Fla., '32 Bantam, A/AP, 6.986 seconds,
-0.614 (under index)

2) Colt Mikel, Hempstead, Texas, '02 S-10, B/TA, 8.542, -0.538

3) Clint Sallee, Glendive, Mont., dragster, B/D, 6.867, -0.533

4) Lou Ficco Jr., Wheat Ridge, Colo., '04 Cavalier, B/AA, 7.319, -0.531

5) Todd Patterson, Augusta, Kan., '06 Cobalt, E/A, 8.035, -0.505

6) Bruno Massel, Addison, Ill., '07 Cobalt, DD/AT, 7.862, -0.498

7) J. Allen Sherman, Donaldsonville, La., '00 S-10, B/TA, 8.600, -0.480

8) Lee Sharp, Louisville, Tenn., '03 Cavalier, D/SMA, 8.769, -0.461

9) Matt Harris, Nebraska City, Neb., '04 S-10, E/A, 8.105, -0.435

10) Robert Baldwin, Strasburg, Colo., '90 Camaro, E/SM, 8.945, -0.435

 

SUPER STOCK

1) Darren Wall, Littleton, Colo., '90 Calais, SS/BX, 9.820 seconds, -1.270
(under index)

2) Carroll Warling, Arvada, Colo., '74 Grand Am, SS/MA, 11.201, -1.219

3) Tim Nicholson, Concordia, Kan., '66 Chevy II, SS/K, 10.376, -1.174

4) Mike Town, Paola, Kan., '84 Regal, GT/MA, 11.154, -1.166

5) Ted Romero, Denver, '98 Grand Am, GT/HA, 10.467, -1.133

6) Jim Beuthel, Castle Rock, Colo., '91 Cutlass, GT/CA, 9.867, -1.073

7) David Bogner, Kearney, Neb., '92 Daytona, SS/CS, 9.896, -0.994

8) Gary Stinnett, Emporia, Kan., '92 Camaro, GT/AA, 9.656, -0.974

9) Jerry Emmons, Pasadena, Texas, '91 Cutlass, GT/DA, 10.077, -0.963

10) Phil Unruh, McPherson, Kan., '69 Camaro, SS/EA, 10.080, -0.810

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1) Gregory Greening, Columbia, Mo., '96 S-10, I/FIA, 12.635 seconds, -1.425
(under index)

2) Tony Hernandez, Denver, '65 Corvette, J/S, 11.520, -1.410

3) Mike Cotten, Broken Arrow, Okla., '73 Duster, H/SA, 11.503, -1.227

4) Douglas McCue, Kearney, Neb., '70 Camaro, B/SA, 10.589, -1.221

5) Marlin Bogner, Kearney, Neb., '89 Daytona, CF/S, 14.575, -1.215

6) Ron Mattson, Cloquet, Minn., '72 Camaro, H/SA, 11.524, -1.206

7) Paula Cotten, Broken Arrow, Okla., '73 Duster, G/SA, 11.370, -1.200

8) Scott Burton, Golden, Colo., '71 Firebird, D/SA, 10.982, -1.128

9) Troy Henderson, Tecumseh, Kan., '68 Camaro, A/S, 10.388, -1.112

10) Gene Mosbek, Elk River, Minn., '64 Savoy, A/SA, 10.447, -1.103

 

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE

1) Jerry Pomilla, Conroe, Texas, '85 Suzuki, SMC, 0.000 seconds reaction
time

2) Ken Niesen, Brooklyn Park, Minn., '82 Suzuki, SMC, 0.000

3) Michael Zigler, Great Bend, Kan., '88 Suzuki, SMC, 0.001

4) Curtis Spracklin, Omaha, Neb., '78 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.003

5) Alex Barmettler, Maplewood, Minn., '78 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.004

6) Tom Gilligan, Fremont, Neb., '79 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.005

7) Donnie Durenberger, Dayton, Minn., '91 Suzuki, SMC, 0.006

8) Zachary Barta, Wilson, Kan., '77 Suzuki, SMC, 0.007

9) Jason Clampett, Lino Lakes, Minn., '97 Buell, SMC, 0.013

10) Robert Cooper, Plattsmouth, Neb., '81 Suzuki, SMC, 0.019

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